Installer Version 2.5.1 Released

Today version 2.5.1 of the installer app was released. The biggest change is that it offers two options for the system files on Qualcomm phones: generic and generic (old). The old option is what was installed by the earlier versions of the installer app. If your phone so far worked there is no need to update or switch to the new version. The new option is necessary for the Sony Xperias with Lollipop, but it should work for other Qualcomm phones as well.

Another change fixes the problem that the automatic reboot in the installer app did no longer work with Lollipop.

MediaTek equipped phones no longer get the Bluetooth patch installed, it caused Bluetooth to no longer work after reboot. That means that MediaTek phones don't connect to all cars, see also here.

Problems with Xperia Lollipop update

When I learned that the Xperia Z3 was still working with my app I immediately bought one. Beautiful phone

Now I updated the phone to Lollipop (which was an adventure by itself...) only to find out that my app no longer works. In contrast to Nexus 5 and similar phones rSAP is notdisabled in the radio software. I currently guess it is an initialization problem in the RIL demon, but I don't have a solution yet. The problem seems to affect all Xperia Lollipop firmwares.

So if you have a Sony Xperia and you want to keep rSAP running, don't update to Lollipop until I fixed the issue.

Update on rSAP problems

The problem of the Nexus 5 is caused by a change in the radio/baseband software. It looks like Qualcomm switches off rSAP in new radio versions for whatever reason. Maybe the phone manufacturer has to pay an extra fee for rSAP support? I don't know... I took a look at the baseband software if there is a chance to re-enable the rSAP functions, but I must confess that I don't understand anything that's happening inside.

So far it only helps to flash the 4.2.2 radio software under 4.4.4. See this thread for more info.

The problem so far affects the Moto G, the OnePlus One and probably the Oppo Find 5 & 7. Even worse, a second phone seems to run into problems after a firmware update: the Sony Xperia Z2. Maybe it's also possible to flash the previous radio software separately.

There is one good news: The HTC One m8 seems to receive official rSAP support with the latest firmware update! Let's hope this is not by accident and HTC will also support rSAP in future phones!

Android 4.3 and Chinese Phones

Recently Google rolled out Android 4.3, which brought with it a big challenge for root access: It is no longer possible for Android apps to call a setuid process. SuperSU has a workaround for that restriction, so you need a recent version for Android 4.3 to continue using root apps. rSAP is affected because I also used a small setuid app which no longer works on 4.3. rSAP version 2.3.3 contains a fix to let the app run with Android 4.3 on the Nexusses.

While all American and European phone makers completely ignore the SIM access profile, it seems to be more popular in Asia. First of all of course Samsung as the largest phone maker further supports it in their phones, recently in the Galaxy S4 Mini. Now more and more Chinese phone makers seem to equip their phones with rSAP. Some phones with Mediatek chipset support rSAP, although I don't know how well it works. Now I found out that the Xiaomi MI2S also supports rSAP out of the box.